Heritage Highlights

breeder’s family. Twenty-nine years old that
year, Paige’s Echo did not have much time left to
Heritage Highlights
Published By: TWH Heritage Society
The above rainbow photo was taken by Joan
Hendricks, Owen, Wisconsin on July 11, 2010
after a storm went through central Wisconsin.
Another installment in our Sunless and SunOnce features:
THE SUNLESS SISTERS
Part One
Volume IV
Number 8, August 2010
leave his stamp upon the breed. He did, however,
represent a unique pedigree with Wilson’s Allen
on his top line, yet not tracing back to the great
old horse through the 1965 World Grand
Champion Midnight Sun.
BIG SIS ECHO’S MERRY LU by Franne
Brandon, Petersburg, Tennessee
Paige’s Echo was sired by a son of a renowned
show horse, and out of a mare tracing to some of
the oldest and proudest bloodlines that
Tennessee had produced. A grandson of Society
Man through Paige’s Black Boy, who sired 202
horses in his lifetime, Echo’s dam Pinky Lu
featured names like Brown Allen, Brantley’s
Roan Allen Jr. Giovanni, Merry Boy , Wilson’s
Allen, and foundation sire Bramlett F-9 on her
papers, with eleven crosses to the famed Grey
John horses. When Echo arrived in 1965, though,
breeders of Tennessee Walkers were beginning a
trend that would only intensify in the next
decade. This trend was to take mares to stallions
that were either the most popular World Grand
Champion padded show horses, or to sons of
these popular individuals. Although Middle
Tennessee had featured at one time a wide
variety of walking horse bloodlines , many of
them having no connection to the padded show
ring, by the time Echo reached maturity, these
lines had either been lost to the breed, restricted
to mare lines only, or were becoming quite rare.
For Paige’s Echo during much of his life,
however, breeding trends were insignificant
factors. His court of mares consisted of those he
found on his own when escaping the company of
the cattle in his resident pasture. In 1994,
however, Echo returned to the fold of his
Paige’s Echo at age 29
One of the mares that Echo met in the spring of
1994 was Lucy Sue’s Angel. This dark sabino
was a daughter of Angel’s Go Boy, one of the
breeding stallions produced by 1943 World
Grand Champion Black Angel when mated with
the renowned Merry Go Boy. Lucy Sue’s dam
traced back to Top Wilson and Giovanni, with
no Midnight Sun in her pedigree, either. In the
year that Echo and Lucy Sue, two horses with no
Midnight Sun breeding, met and mated, the third
edition of Dr. Bob Womack’s Echo of Hoofbeats
appeared, stating on page 192 that at the time of
publication, all living Tennessee Walking Horses
traced to Midnight Sun. The following spring,
another Tennessee Walker was foaled from the
1994 mating that did not show Midnight Sun on
her pedigree, nor have him in the ancestry.
Danny Taylor registered this solid black filly
from a pair of sabino parents as Echo’s Merry
Lu.
Echo’s Merry Lu (photo by Billy Taylor)
Merry Lu’s first foal, a black sabino mare named
Wilson’s Ruby Roan, sired by the Elk River
Farms’ homebred Echo’s Star Gray Wilson,
returned to the farm after spending her early
years with the Konkel family in Arkansas. Also
still at the farm is Merry Lu’s second foal, a gray
mare named Generator’s Sweet Pearl, whose sire
is Dock Jester’s Generator’s Vantage Point. Both
mares have produced foals for the Elk River
banner.
Lucy Sue’s Angel
Sometimes, a breeder raises a foal and
recognizes either immediately, or in the early
months, that this baby is special and will never
leave the farm. This proved to be the case with
Echo’s Merry Lu. She grew up on Elk River
Farms of Winchester, and now in 2010, fifteen
years after her arrival, she is still a very integral
link in the farm’s breeding program. Merry Lu
has raised a total of six foals, four of which are
in production, and one of which now lives
abroad.
Wilson’s Ruby Roan with her 2008 filly,
Midnight’s Powder Puff by Sun’s Smokey
Midnight (Photo by Franne Brandon)
Merry Lu’s third offspring is also her first colt, a
black full brother to Sweet Pearl named High
Time Generator. Her fourth foal, like Ruby
Roan, is also a totally homebred product, being
sired by Sun’s Smokey Midnight. This colt sold
as a yearling and is currently being offered at
stud by Michelle Marble in Elgin, South
Carolina. His name is Sun’s Smokin’ Midnight.
Sun’s Smokin’ Midnight (photo by Franne
Brandon)
Merry Lu with the Branham’s filly
The fifth foal and third filly was sired by No
Fear, another Generator son. Named Echo’s
Emelu, she caught the eye of Yona Hefer of
Karkur, Israel, during his 2007 internship with
Diane Sczepanski of Northern Foundations Farm
in Whitehall, Wisconsin. Both Diane and Yona
were in Middle Tennessee to attend the NWHA
National and visit pleasure farms, and Yona
made Emelu one of his selections. She was
imported the following year in foal to Sun’s
Smokey Midnight.
Echo’s Emelu as a yearling
Merry Lu’s baby is a two year old black filly and
full sister to Smokin’ Midnight named Smokey’s
Merry Lu. This filly is the property of Carolyn
& Benny Branham in Lugoff, South Carolina.
The Sunless Tennessee Walking Horses are
unique in a breed that has been driven by trends
for over fifty years. Among the Sunless horses,
Echo’s Merry Lu is a striking example of what a
top mare should be to carry on the heritage of
what the breed’s foundation fathers intended.
From Billy Taylor, Winchester, Tennessee
From Nya Bates, Melba, Idaho
Billy called to say he had sold some horses to
Angelo Guerci of Crema, Italy. Angelo will be
visiting Billy’s farm in September 2010.
“We sold this outcross filly to Vella Hammond
of Homedale, ID. she bought her a few months
ago. So far she has been ponying her all over the
Owyhee desert trails wearing tarps, packs and
plastic bags.
She will be a trail/endurance mount for an older
lady who ride 4-5 days a week (alone) and rides
15-20 miles each trip. She is an awesome filly
and they just love her as they can do anything
with her....she is by “Larry” (Go Boy’s
Windwalker) and out of She's Surely Royal (the
chestnut sabino). She has 3 other TWHs but fell
in love with Sprit (she calls her Hallie) so had to
buy her.”
Dan’s Matt Dillon (Society’s Dan Allen x
Echo’s Merry Co-Ed)
Halcyon Windsong ponying with her “back
pack”
Echo’s Miss Dixie (Sun’s Smokey Midnight x
Chance’s Society Paige)
Time for a good vacuuming!
Tennessee Trail Ridin’ from John Oliver,
Belfast, Tennessee
“We all got together at Chandler Burton’s farm
on Sunday, July 18 to ride. It was me, Jeffrey
and Audra Burton, their son Tyler Pierce, Tod
Finley, Troy Headden, Donnie Groves and his
son, Nick. This bunch hasn’t ridden together in a
while and we had a blast. It was a bit hot and
humid but we had fun nonetheless. The trails are
great hear in middle Tennessee and we love to
hit them every chance we get. Most of the riding
is on Jim Blackburn’s farm in between Pulaski
and Cornersville, Tennessee. Donnie, Nick, Troy
and I were all on young horses so we had to go at
a slower pace than usual but we managed a five
hour ride with no bumps at all. Of course Tyler
had his Heritage gelding, Overstride’s Red Allen
in top form but I don’t recall when the young
man doesn’t. That young man can ride and that
horse loves to take him on whatever kind he
wants! The rest of the riders were on experienced
trail savvy geldings. Here are a few pics from
our adventure. I hope you like them and if you’re
ever in the area, let us know. We look for
reasons to hit the trails!!”
Tod Finley and John Oliver
Some of the scenery on our ride
Waiting to head out
From Janel Scott, Kellogg, Minnesota
European Highlights
“Thought I would send new pictures of Beauty.
We had her out tonight, gave her a good rub
down and some long green grass. We rubbed her
down with fly spray as the bugs are terrible here,
it must be all the rain. We don't ride her much,
but we still give her lots of attention. She is
enjoying retirement. Summer is going good, just
going by too fast.”
“Walking the Way of the Horse” Workshop
at Pleasure Gaits in Hechtel, Belgium by
Camilla Clemens, Overijse, Belgium
Welcome to the world of the Walking Horses!Actually they stood at the centre of attention in
the Workshop “Walking the Way of the Horse”
on June 12, 2010, at Pleasure Gaits with Sandra
van den Hof in Hechtel.
We started at 10:00 in the morning with a cup of
coffee and the sharing of our experiences with
Walking Horses. We were a little group of four
people with Sandra as coach. This was really
nice, because she had enough time to concentrate
on each of us individually. The Workshop was
about questions like “What is a Walking Horse?”
and “What is so special about a Tennessee
Walking Horse?”
Curry’s Beauty with one of the Scott children
Sandra coaching one of the Workshop
participants
Walking Horses exist in many different sizes,
colours and builds. Each of them has its own
character and characteristic walks. It is a myth
that Walking Horses can’t gallop. “Secret” and
“Spirit”, two mares of Sandra’s herd, proved this
to us spontaneously on the paddock nearby.
More instruction on board Secret
Next to Sandra, the horses were our best
teachers. At first, we learned the different gaits
in theory and to what extent they are specific for
the breed. We practiced recognizing them and
the physical characteristics of a Walking Horse
(shoulder angle of about 45 °, broad chest...) on
pictures. Then we practiced this when lunging
“Potter”, the golden stallion, and a younger
mare. At first, this was still difficult and
confusing, but after a while, we understood the
scheme.
Observing the horses was very interesting, and
we thought to have come much closer to the
Walking Horses, especially the Tennessee
Walking Horses, with this knowledge. After the
theory came the practical experience. In the
round pen, sitting in the saddle of “Secret” and
then “Spirit”, we could feel how wonderful and
comfortable these different gaits are.
Experimenting with different gaits
Other than that, we also had to fulfill tasks which
made us sweat quite a bit. We had to count the
different rhythms, recognize the gaits from the
saddle, and, above all, watch our bearing and the
help that we gave to the horses in line with the
principles of “Centred Riding”. It was quite
complicated to concentrate on so many things at
the same time, but I learned so much during the
day. Late in the afternoon, we ourselves had to
walk across the field on four legs, taking care not
to get a knot in the legs and fall into the next
piece of horse dung.
Trying the gaits on oneself
Trying out Spirit
Trying things yourself made the learning perfect.
I got to know to all facets of Tennessee Walking
Horses during this day: through Sandra’s
explanations, by means of a folder with pictures,
texts, and tasks about Walking Horses, through
the horses themselves, when riding and
observing, and at the end through trying the gaits
on the own body.
What’s now so special about Tennessee Walking
Horses? I could mention now many of their
characteristics and bring in much knowledge, but
I think they are simply so special because a
Natural Walking Horse stands for everything that
you can look for in a horse.
His wife, Penny, took first in the water glass
class on Heritage mare Ebony’s Flaming Bullet,
who was just pulled out of the pasture, shod, and
ridden that night. That is a testament to the can
do attitude of the Heritage Horse.
From John Oliver, Belfast, Tennessee
Well, its summer and the horse show season is in
full swing. Here in Lewisburg some folks are
putting on a series of country boy shows. There
is one per month and they are running from April
till September this year they are strictly for the
flat shod pleasure horse which I personally am
very happy to see. Dave Roberts, his wife Joetta,
their daughter Krissy and her fiancé John
Fishburn really strive to put on a good family
oriented show. The crowds are always good and
cheering on their favorites and the ring always
sports several horses; in fact Saturday night (July
10) they had more than one class that had a
workout in it!!!
Penny Finley on Ebony’s Flaming Bullet
Tod Finley and his wife were there and there
were several other affiliated with the Heritage
crowd there to watch. Tod won two blues on his
gelding, Red Bud’s Rambling George, and a
second too!
John Oliver on wife Kate’s gelding, Jack
Tod Finley on Red Bud’s Rambling George
Big Dave, as he is affectionately called locally,
and his family love the flat shod natural horse
and have a great thing going here with the shows
so if you’re ever close an the second Saturday
night in the next two months please stop by and
attend. PS, the little girl on the pony is their
granddaughter and she is just 5 months and
showed in her first lead line class with daddy
John holding her on. She rode her pony like a
champ!!! Way to go Bailey!!!
John Oliver showing his dad’s Bullet
daughter, Miss Lisa Redhead, aka Scarlet
John, Krissy & Bailey
Class sheet from our show
John Oliver and daughter, Shelby in the lead
line class on Scout.
From Bob Long, Fayetteville, Tennessee
I really enjoyed Norman Hunley's article in the
July Highlights. Perhaps we can prevail upon
him to contribute again with stories of his rides
all across America and his activity with the Back
Country Horseman's Association.
Norman gave Franne Brandon credit for him
finding Leon Oliver now I'll do the same for
Norman. Several years ago my wife coerced me
into attending a high school class reunion. She
was a classmate of Norman's brother Dennis, and
in fact her family lived next door to the Hunley's
and both families were very good friends. At the
obligatory reunion picnic I quickly became bored
with the "what have you done for the last 40
years" chit chat, when I happened to overhear
someone say "horse". I quickly slid in at a picnic
table next to Norman Hunley and began to listen
to his tale. I asked him what kind of horses he
had and we were off to the races with Norman's
stories of walking horses, places he has ridden
all over the country and of course the characters
he's encountered over his years of horse
ownership.
It just so happened that I mentioned to Norman
that I planned to retire soon and move to
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I added that I had
always loved horses, had always wanted to own
them but the mandatory gypsy life of a corporate
career had prevented me from owning horses. I
also added that I had no interest in the padded up
Tennessee walking horses. Norman immediately
said," if you are moving to middle Tennessee
you must go and meet my friend Leon Oliver.
He then gave me a doctoral dissertation about
old blood lines and the people that were working
to preserve and promote the real Tennessee
walking horse. His recommendation proved to be
some of the best advise I've ever been given.
About eight years ago I drove up Leon Oliver's
driveway for the first time and met "the man"
himself. My life, and I'm sure his, has not been
the same since. Each day spent with Leon is a
day in the class room filled with stories of
bloodlines, names, dates, places and the history
of the real "using horse" bred here in Middle
Tennessee.
If you take a drive with Leon from his Brown
Shop Road Farm, in any direction on the
compass, the history comes alive as Leon points
out farms where noted old bloodline stallions
stood at stud adding lots of local color about the
individuals and families that owned them. If you
have never had the privilege of meeting Leon
Oliver in person, stop reading this, get in your
vehicle and head to middle Tennessee. You will
not regret your journey.
Leon at East Fork Ride
Leon & Bullet at Brown Shop Road Farm
The Oliver Brothers (from left) Buddy, Leon,
Steve
From Kathy Grosky, Canton, South Dakota
“Freedom had her first bath today and she was
the best! She turned a year old on July 21st.
This filly is so trusting and she does anything we
ask of her! She had never been out on the gravel
road before and she never even hesitated. I even
got the hose nozzle up close to her face...did not
spray her face....but she was fine with it. All we
have to do is tell her something is ok and she
believes us! LOL! Have I mentioned lately how
I love this girl? But she is really Joe's baby!”
Joe with Freedom
(NFF Wilson’s Freedom Ring sired by NFF
Wilson’s Iceman, out of Superman’s Blossom)
Trying to drink from the hose
After the bath
Playing with the wash rag
Joe & Freedom going for a walk
After Shellie’s story ran on the Calvin Miller
horses, Franne emailed to say:
From Billy Taylor, Winchester, Tennessee
“I was looking at an old Walking Way
magazine yesterday. I think it's Feb.'84. Just an
offset pub with only one corner staple to hold it
together. Anyway, Miller has a full page, but
photo-less, ad. I think it would be interesting to
copy some of these for future Highlights, if we
could get permission.”
“Mike Stephens, from Nesbit Mississippi, came
to my place to look at a filly that I had for sale,
by Sun's Smokey Midnight and Echo's Lady
Bug. He made a commitment to purchase her at
weaning. While he was here he wanted to take
a ride in the mountains. On July 26th we got to
Crownerovers cabin about eight o’clock AM,
located at Keith Springs Mountain. I rode my
gelding, Wilson and he rode Pearl, Danny
Taylor's mare. We rode for approximately five
hours and barely missed the rain. This was
Mike's first mountain ride and he really enjoyed
it, he plans to come back this fall another ride,
hopefully the weather will be a bit nicer.”
Shellie did get permission from Wade Miller,
Calvin’s son, to reprint sales lists. Shellie writes:
“I just got off the phone with Wade and he said it
was fine to reprint. I attached just one page of
the several catalogues I have. This one has
writing in it and is from 1973.”
Mike on Generator’s Sweet Pearl
Smokey’s Midnight Echo by Sun’s Smokey
Midnight, out of Echo’s Lady Bug, that will
be moving to Mike’s farm in Mississippi
Other Adventures!!
From Yona Hefer, Karkur, Israel:
We have been in Mongolia 19 days. We drove
through Mongolia from Olan Bator city to the
south to see the Gobi Desert. There we have seen
sand dunes that cross the desert for 800
kilometers. Their height is about 300 meters. We
traveled, 18 people on five Mitsubishi cars, 4x4.
All the roads are field roads. We crossed the
country from south to north about 2000
kilometers. The landscape is full of long valleys
of many, many kyms (rivers) and around them
high mountains. Most of the citizens are nomads.
They live in their gers, the Mongolian tent. There
they have the sheep, the goats, the horses, and in
the desert the camels.
In the north of the country you can see forests. It
is cooler and there they have the yaks, a cow
with a horse’s tail. They milk the horses, the
cows or the yaks and goats. They invite you to
their ger and serve you milk with tea and dried
cheese. They dry their meat by hanging it in the
yurt. They are very hospitable. One night they
invited us to sleep by them. They went to another
ger. They cooked for us a sheep and it was very
interesting. On the northern border with Russia,
they have a big lake 130 kilometers long and 2030 kilometers wide. At winter time they have
snow and ice.
The Przewalski Horses are an ancient breed
that is the last remaining species of wild
horses. Other modern horses in the wild have
descended from horses that were once
domesticated. These horses have 66
chromosomes compared to 64 that
domesticated horses have.
Watering area for the horses, mountains in
the background
One of our vehicles
A Mongolian Ger - These are portable “tents
that the nomadic people. The tent is made
from felt that comes from the sheep the
Mongolians raise. The felt covering is put
over lattice framework that is held up with
ropes. These homes are made to assemble and
disassemble quickly for travel.
Domesticated Mongolian horses
Traditional Mongolian dress, notice the group
of yurts in the background
Camels are used for transportation
The vast sand dunes of the Gobi Desert
Mongolian children
Franne Brandon added a rather interesting tidbit
to this story – Peter Jenkins who did the Walk
Across America, took two Tennessee Walking
Horse stallions to Mongolia. Research shows
that he has a book out called Across China that
details his travels to Mongolia. Some of the
Mongolian’s domesticated horses are gaited and
highlight prized. The Walking Horse stallions
were brought in to provide more size to the
native stock.
Our Readers Write
“That Norman Hunley fellow is a good writer
too. I remember his previous fun story about trail
riding and taking his little dog along. Do you
have any idea how far he lives from Leon now?
Seems like he would be a fun guy to meet.” Joan
Hendricks, Owen, Wisconsin
“AHA! I note with great glee and some relief
that it took Madame Editor all of 3 years to
finally land Society's Duke Allen!
There's hope for the new kid on the block yet!
Highlights consistently ups the ante with
excellent contributions, with plenty of interesting
facts, narrated in a humorous and highly
entertaining style. The Norman Hunley feature is
a prime example of my kind of journalism. It
joins the growing list of sources of information
which I constantly refer to.” Henry Ferreira,
Johannesburg, South Africa
“I enjoyed Norman Hunley's article. I hope he
writes an entire book. He has a sense of humor
and a refreshing story telling style. I felt sorry
for the sheriff Candidate that got dumped
publicly. Now days his rowdy friends would
probably have gotten sued for their antics.”
Nancy Bergman, Whitehall, Wisconsin
Stork Report
“Loved the newsletter. So many babies!!!!!!!!!! I
love it. I so want to have my own baby horse.
My mare, Sarah, is at Nya's being bred to Limo.
She didn't take the first time, so it's another try. I
so hope she settles.” Jane Howlett, Pocatello,
Idaho
Leon Oliver called to say he enjoyed the Calvin
Miller story and Norman’s story. He got a kick
out of the beginning of Norman’s story and
enjoyed reading about the Western Tennessee
Walkers. He also was glad to see that Joan
actually rides in the back country and doesn’t
just hang around bars. The story Franne did
about Duke was good too. He said he read the
whole newsletter and really enjoyed it.
“I devoured the July Highlights in record time
this weekend. Great articles! Especially hearing
the story about how Norman Hunley got into the
old bloodlines on the advice of Dr. Duckworth
and how it led him to Leon and the other
Olivers. Also the Calvin Miller story about the
Western TWH breeding for ranch work. I
suppose the fact that I am lucky enough to own a
Bullet and a Red Bud's Rascal daughter along
with two Jubal offspring helps - one with her
roots deep in the Calvin Miller breeding
program!” Mike Davis, Wabasha, Minnesota
Congratulations to Joe & Kathy Grosky and
Superman’s Blossom of Canton, South
Dakota on the birth of this late July filly. The
filly was sired by NFF Wilson’s Society King.
Joe Grosky with the new baby
The Sales Barn
Royal’s Queen of Fashion
Queen is by Pride’s Royal Master, considered a
great breeding horse for natural gaited foals with
good dispositions. Her dam is Rosella Chance, a
Heritage mare that Austin Turley now owns.
Queen is in foal to Society's Dan Allen for a
2011 spring foal. Queen is approximately 15hh,
she produces nice foals with good attitudes and
excellent gaits. She is for sale for the
breeding fee that I paid to breed her dam to
Royal Master. Priced at $1500.00. Contact Billy
Taylor at (931) 967-9621 or email:
confederatehills@wmconnect.com
NFF Society’s Mustang Sally
Sally was born June 27, 2010. She will be a
fairly good sized mare with a lot of substance to
her build. She is out of a Leon Oliver bred mare,
Ostella’s Della Rosebud, sired by Society’s
Duke Allen. She is a good moving filly and will
have a fair amount of “chrome” once she sheds
that foal coat. Contact Diane at
northern_foundations@yahoo.com or (715)
538-2494 for more information. More photos of
Sally can be seen at
www.northernfoundationsfarm.com on the
weanlings page.
SCW Jubals Powder Puff
This Heritage Outcross filly was sired by Slush
Creek’s Jubal. S out of Mist My Chance. She is a
2007 filly. Our Summer intern from France,
Dora, is riding her almost daily. She was born
walking and will continue to get better with more
saddle time. Priced at $2750, contact Shellie at
pacovsky@nemont.net for more information.
SCW Jubal’s Dept of Trans
Heritage Outcross filly born July 2009, sired by
Slush Creek’s Jubal S. out of Gen’s Sonic Storm.
Ask how she came by her name! She leads,
loads, picks up her feet. Priced at $1500.00.
Contact Shellie at pacovsky@nemont.net for
more information on DOTie.
NEWS & CONGRATULATIONS
Just a reminder of the Heritage Society’s
Performance Achievement Award:
The TWH Heritage Society firmly believes that the
term "Performance Horse" should be reserved for
animals that typify the original purpose of the breed,
as using horses that can cover ground smoothly, work
cattle, climb hills and mountains safely, and be
enjoyable mounts. For this reason, in 2010 the
Heritage Society is offering its first TWH Heritage
Society Performance Achievement award to the
Heritage Horse and the Heritage-Sired Horse that
best exemplify these talents for which the breed was
developed. Horses must be enrolled in one of the
following: FOSH, NWHA, or TWHBEA distance
riding programs, TWHBEA Versatility program,
other state or regional programs, such as PWHAT, or
NATRC, including Canada’s Ride Your Walker
program. Participants will need to provide the
Society with a copy of their log book or whatever
they turn in to their respective organizations.
Participants will write a brief narrative as to why they
feel their horse deserves this award. The winner will
receive a prize and a page in Highlights. Winners in
the Heritage and Heritage Outcross categories will be
chosen and announced January 2011. Contestants
should email their materials to TWHHS@yahoo.com.
Heritage Horses Sold
Smokey’s Midnight Lady, Weanling Filly, Sold
to Mike Stephens, Nesbit, Mississippi
Filly by Society’s Dan Allen out of Sun’s
Midnight Rena, sold to Mike Kinder of Ohio
Echo’s Miss Dixie, Filly, sold to Angelo Guerci,
Crema, Italy
Dan’s Matt Dillon, Colt, sold to Angelo Guerci,
Crema, Italy
Heritage Outcrosses Sold
Pleasure’s Flamin’ Sambuca, Colt, Sold to
Jeannette Kriegshammer, Germany
Readers seem to be enjoying the stories of every
day people and their horses so we thought we’d
share a couple of publications dedicated to
Tennessee Walking Horses that are not show
oriented:
Walking Horse Journal, published bi-monthly by
Four Craftsmen Publishing of Lakeside, Arizona.
Website: www.fourcraftsmen.com/whj
This magazine features stories on flat shod horses
who are used for trail riding, endurance, and other
disciplines and there are some good training
articles as well.
Canadian Walking Horse News, is published bimonthly by Marjorie Lacy of Alberta, Canada. The
magazine is dedicated to the plain shod horse in
Canada and features articles by the Heritage
Society’s Franne Brandon on the history of the
Walking Horse breed.
Website: www.walkinghorsenews.ca
Both of these are very good publications for
people who are interested in the versatile using
horse!!
CONTACT US:
Advertising in Highlights:
Franne & Harry Brandon, Petersburg, TN
(931) 276-2232
Email: handfbrandon@united.net
Sandra van den Hof, Hechtel, Belgium
+32 (0) 11 666 158
Email: sandra@pleasuregaits.com
Leon & Mary Lou Oliver, Cornersville, TN
(931) 293-4156
If anyone would like to place a classified ad in
Highlights, our set up fee is $10 for photos
and text.
Also, if you purchase a Heritage Horse from
someone who already has a certificate for the
horse and you would like the certificate in
your name, we can print a new certificate and
mail it for a $5.00 fee to cover the certificate,
mailer and postage.
Danny & Sherry Taylor, Winchester, TN
(931) 967-9553
Email: elkriverfarm@peoplepc.com
For a listing of horses for sale, visit us
on our websites:
Billy & Mary Taylor, Winchester, TN
(931) 967-9621
Email: confederatehills@wmconnect.com
www.walkinghorse.com/twhheritagesociety
Diane Sczepanski, Whitehall, WI
(715) 538-2494
Email: northern_foundations@yahoo.com
and
The Heritage Society does not endorse any
trainer, style of natural training, or tack and
horse equipment, to the exclusion of others, as
each horse is an individual and not all will
respond positively to a particular trainer or
training style. Articles published by the
Society, which include such endorsements,
reflect the view of the author, but not
necessarily that of the Society.
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The Heritage Highlights will now be
available on our website so you can
download them any time!!